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Old January 10th, 2008, 01:36 AM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Upgrading RAM, any suggestions?

I want to upgrade my RAM to 4GB from 2GB
I have G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

I have an EVGA 122-CK-NF68-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard running windows Vista.

The Motherboard supports
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 1200
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes

Does anyone have any suggetions of what ram to buy?

I could pick up 2GB of the same RAM for $45 free shipping at NewEgg
or Put in 4GB of faster RAM and remove the old RAM
maybe
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ $115

Is DDR2 1000 25% faster than DDR2 800 ?
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Old January 10th, 2008, 08:00 AM     #2 (permalink)
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XP 32bit and Vista 32bit can Only use about 3.2 gigs of ram....
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Old January 10th, 2008, 08:55 AM     #3 (permalink)
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Not quite. Read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929580/en-us
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Old January 10th, 2008, 11:54 AM     #4 (permalink)
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How to see the RAM

I am the Original poster. I was not logged in when I opened this thread (Shame on me). I am looking for a recomndation on RAM chips.

From Microsoft article listed in previous posting:
On a computer that has 4 gigabytes (GB) of random access memory (RAM), the System Properties dialog box and the System Information dialog box may report less memory than you expect.

This problem occurs in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2003.
CAUSE

This problem occurs because the address space is limited to 4 GB in a 32-bit hardware environment. Memory may be relocated to make room for addresses that the basic input/output system (BIOS) reserves for hardware. However, because of this limitation, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista cannot access memory that is relocated above the 4 GB boundary.
Windows Vista and Server 2003


A 32-bit operating system can address memory that is relocated above the 4 GB boundary if the following conditions are true: •The computer is in Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode.•The computer has 4 GB of RAM.In this case, the operating system correctly reports how much memory is installed.

To enable PAE mode, you have to add PAE to the boot entry in the BCD file. Open an elevated command prompt. Type BCDEDIT /SET PAE ForceEnable.

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